Is Ampharos Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Kanto's Electric roster is stacked. AbilityStatic on a strong Electric-type that can't reach FRLG without trading. Jolteon, Electrode, and Zapdos already fill the role natively. Ampharos adds nothing the local roster doesn't cover.
Brock's Pokemon outpace and outclass Mareep here.
Mareep has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Mareep's defenses.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Mareep here.
Mareep trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sabrina's typing presses Mareep's defenses.
Mareep trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Giovanni's team hits Mareep's weaknesses hard.
Mareep has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Bruno's team hits Mareep's weaknesses hard.
Mareep trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's typing presses Mareep's defenses.
Terry's team hits Mareep's weaknesses hard.
Ampharos cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 30.
- After Brock
- TUTORNormalMega Kick12075%5
- After Lt. Surge
- TM34ElectricShock Wave90100%20
- After Erika
- TM24ElectricThunderbolt135100%15
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 30ElectricThunder Punch113100%15
- After Koga
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 57ElectricThunder16570%10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Ampharos in FireRed & LeafGreen
Two outside steps make Ampharos work in Kanto. Start with a Mareep from Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, hit level 15 for Flaaffy, then level 30. No shortcuts through a FireRed or LeafGreen catch.
How to Obtain Ampharos in FRLG
Step 1Obtain MareepCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Altering Cave, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Mareep can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Flaaffy
Step 3Ampharos ✓
Ampharos Weakness
Ground moves hit Ampharos for super-effective damage. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. With 90 HP and balanced defenses, Ampharos can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Electric, Flying, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Ampharos Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Ampharos
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Gengar's Explosion hits Ampharos for 42-49%.
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Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Ampharos View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt13-15% Explosion42-49% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemMagnet NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Ampharos View Magneton builds →Thunderbolt14-16% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Ampharos View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt12-14% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Ampharos View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt13-15% | ||
Ampharos Evolutions
End of the line. Ampharos caps a three-stage chain that started at Mareep. Breeding produces the base form, and eggs are average hatch time. Sp.Atk grew the most through evolution (+50 over Mareep), and Ampharos peaks at 500 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Ampharos to get Mareep eggs easily using 102 partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Charge, Odor Sleuth and 4 more.
FRLG Ampharos Best Moveset
115 Sp. Atk fires MoveThunderbolt for Electric TermStab at top-tier special power. AbilityStatic paralyzes physical attackers on contact. The moveset hits hard from the special side, but 55 Speed means Ampharos always acts second. MoveThunder Wave compensates by slowing opponents, and the bulk at 90/85/90 takes hits.
Best Build
Ampharos best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Bulky Support Moveset
- Thunderbolt
- Substitute
- Focus Punch
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Ampharos misses out on Body Slam and Charge. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Thunder and Thunderbolt, with Normal and Fighting coverage rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Ampharos FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Ampharos isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Gold & Silver, Ampharos has appeared in 17 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves